CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
| Autor: | SHAMAMA HASAN, AMEEN ULLAH, HUMA FARRUKH, Nadeem Sadiq |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Zdroj: | The Professional Medical Journal. 17:140-144 |
| ISSN: | 2071-7733 1024-8919 |
| DOI: | 10.29309/tpmj/2010.17.01.2097 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine frequency, pattern of distribution of congenital malformations in newborn. Design: Cross-sectionalobservational study. Place and Duration of study: Study was carried out in the Department of neonatology, Military Hospital Rawalpindi duringthe period of January 2008 to Dec 2008. Patients and methods: All the newborns were examined and mothers were interviewed. Baby'santenatal record was also noted and recorded in a Performa. Antenatal ultrasonography record was also recorded. Any internal malformationwas also noted. Babies who were found to have any malformations were screened for the congenital malformations. Screening was done withlatest laboratory tests , radiological evidences and chromosomal studies for suspected trisomies. Result: Congenital anomalies were notedin a Performa. Neural tube defect (NTD) was found to be the commonest type of anomaly. Among the most frequent NTD were hydrocephalusand menigomyelocele. Following that were the cardiac anomalies and genitourinary tract anomalies. Trisomy 21 was detected in two of thebabies while one newborn had trisomy 13. Conclusion: NTD were the most prevalent anomaly detected and early prenatal diagnosis is helpfulin decreasing the indirect prevalence of perinatal mortality by offering early termination. Folic acid supplementation should be advocated beforeconception |
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